mye
Norwegian
/²myːə/
adjective
Definitions
- Existing in large quantities: lots of, a lot (of), many, a great deal (of), much (antonym to lite, "small", "little")
- Used as a noun: much, a lot of (things), a great deal
- much, far, a great deal (in a comparative sense, functions as an adverb)
- (as a verb-modifying adverb) much, a great deal, a good deal, a lot
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse mykit derived from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (great, many, much, large) derived from Proto-Indo-European *méga-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*méga-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- forasmuch English
- insomuch English
- much English
- muchly English
- muchness English
- muchwhat English
- overmuch English
- *meǵa- Proto-Indo-European
- *meǵh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *méga- Proto-Indo-European
- *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European
- meget Norwegian Bokmål
- *mikilaz Proto-Germanic
- mycket Swedish
- micel Old English
- myċel Old English
- muche Middle English
- mikill Old Norse
- mikinn Old Norse
- mykit Old Norse
- meget Danish
- fyrirferðarmikill Icelandic
- kjarkmikill Icelandic
- mikill Icelandic
- mikilmenni Icelandic
- mismikill Icelandic
- safamikill Icelandic
- umfangsmikill Icelandic
- víðáttumikill Icelandic
- vöðvamikill Icelandic
- ysmikill Icelandic
- 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 Gothic
- mikil Old Dutch
- mikil Old Saxon
- miku Old Saxon
- mykin Old Swedish